Profit and Loss

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161 A merchant earns a profit of 20% by selling a basket containing 80 apples whose cost is ₹ 240 but he gives one-fourth of it to his friend at cost price and sells the remaining apples. In order to earn the same profit, at what price must he sell each apple?

A
₹ 3.00
B
₹ 3.60
C
₹ 3.80
D
₹ 4.80

162 A dealer sells goods at 6% loss on cost price but uses 14 g instead of 16 g. What is his percentage profit or loss?

A
6 $$\frac{3}{7}$$% Gain
B
7 $$\frac{3}{7}$$% Gain
C
6 $$\frac{3}{7}$$% Loss
D
7 $$\frac{3}{7}$$% Loss

163 If the shopkeeper sells an item at ₹ 960 which is marked as ₹ 1200, then what is the discount he is offering?

A
25 percent
B
12 percent
C
20 percent
D
28 percent

164 Neeta got profit of 10% on selling an article in X 220. To get the profit of 30%, she should sell the article in how many rupees?

A
₹ 220
B
₹ 230
C
₹ 260
D
₹ 280

165 A shopkeeper sells eggs at 20 for a rupee gaining 30%. How many eggs did he buy for a rupee?

A
40
B
30
C
35
D
26

166 The cost price of an item is two-third of it's selling price. What is the gain or loss per cent on that item?

A
45
B
50
C
35
D
54

167 A furniture seller sells two tables at ₹ 1500 each. He earned a profit of 20% on one table and suffered a loss of 20% on the another table. Net profit or loss in this deal is ..:

A
4% loss
B
4% profit
C
Neither profit nor loss
D
10% loss

168 A merchant fixed the selling price of his articles at ₹ 700 after adding 40% profit to the cost price. As the sale was very low at this price level, he decided to fix the selling price at 10% profit. Find the new selling price

A
₹ 450
B
₹ 490
C
₹ 500
D
₹ 550

169 On selling an article at X 530, the gain is 20% more than the loss incurred on selling it at ₹ 475. In order to gain 20%, the selling price will be

A
₹ 900
B
₹ 600
C
₹ 700
D
₹ 500

170 A bookseller sells a book at a gain of 10%. If he had bought it at 4% less and sold it for ₹ 6 more, he would have gained 118%. The CP of the book is..:

A
₹ 130
B
₹ 140
C
₹ 150
D
₹ 160